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2226. Children, Just Forever

Mark 9:42-50

Sermon

George W. Hoyer

... . This text states that fact as a warning. There are people who, because they are evil, or because they simply don't care about the Father or the Son, may deliberately or carelessly put such stumbling blocks in the path of the children. The text ... girl now. You're a big boy now. You have matured. Does that mean you can look out for yourself, you do not have to be careful? Back then Jesus took a little child in his arms and used it for his welcoming illustration. Then, no doubt, he handed the child back to ...

2227. No Box Seats In The Kingdom

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

William G. Carter

... have more fast food restaurants than factories, more catalogs than cattle, more microchips than meaning. We live in a service economy. Ironically, there is little service in ways that really count. As sociologist Robert Bellah notes, a lot of companies couldn't care less about making the world a better place. If they have any kind of social responsibility, it is "a kind of public relations whipped cream decorating the corporate pudding."4 What if church people who work for our great corporations decided to ...

2228. All Stirred Up

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Richard Patt

... kitchen. In fact, she surmised, if her sister had the sense to come and help, most of the burden could be eased. Then, in her mind, Jesus also becomes part of the problem, as she bursts into the living room with her accusatory question, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone?" Without waiting for an answer, she orders Jesus, "Tell her then to help me." Martha and her reactions would make a good laboratory case for a beginner's course in psychology. This is a story about stress and ...

2229. Sabotaging The Sabath

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Richard Patt

... forget it?), the sabbath means no work. Jesus, of course, is stirred up by this heartless interpretation. He reminds the religious leaders of their double standard in this matter: how they regularly go about caring for their own animals on the sabbath by giving them water, but are seemingly unable to accept a similar propriety of caring for sick human beings on the sabbath. In the eyes of the crowd taking this all in, Jesus put the religious leaders to shame and gained the crowd's admiration for what he had ...

2230. Homecoming

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... of great joy. Homecoming is a very powerful and moving experience, and the people, while joyful, are also very fragile. "With weeping they shall come, and with consolations I will lead them back" (v. 9). The care with which God leads them is expressed with the image of the shepherd and the parent. As a shepherd gathers his flock and cares for them, so God gently leads his people. "I will let them walk by brooks of water, in a straight path in which they shall not stumble" (vv. 9-10). As a parent spares no ...

2231. Kneeling And Redirection

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Richard A. Wing

... The first has to do with the time she came to her Bishop and asked that he create an order for her to lead that would take care of dying people on the streets. He asked her how much money she had. She pulled out two cents. He said that she could not build ... washed ashore that will die in the day if they are not thrown back in. A man at breakfast watches from a distance as another man carefully throws some back, one at a time. He walks to the beach to talk to the star-thrower and asks him what he is doing. The ...

2232. Advent Of Angels

Malachi 1:6-14

Sermon

Tony Everett

... confusion. As she grew in faith and courage Karen placed Marvin on a shelf in her pastor's office, asking the pastor to use Marvin's story to help other hurting children. Karen is now "a Marvin," an angel of comfort, as a therapist in a long-term care facility. This day, open your eyes and see the messengers of the Lord surrounding you. This day, open your ears to hear the word of the Lord spoken by the Advent Angels in your midst. Look for the "motorboats and helicopters" God has sent to deliver you. This ...

2233. Anticipation Proclamation

Zephaniah 3:1-20

Sermon

Tony Everett

... abound. In their ideal congregation, parishioners would want their pastor to be a theologian-in-residence. They would hear the Word of God with joy and share the sacrament with zeal and excitement. They would be active in both member care and community outreach. They would bring an inclusive, open, and global perspective to ministry. Wow! If parishioners are anticipating the Messiah, seminarians are anticipating doing ministry in the Messianic Kingdom of Glory. Neither group seems to consider the reality of ...

2234. Unexpected Joy; Undeserved Gift

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

Tony Everett

... is a gift of love -- a gift from God. For Carolyn and Fred, each new arrival into their family is truly the arrival of the Christ Child. Betty is a retired high school teacher and a widow. She spends several days each week volunteering in a facility that provides care for children with AIDS. She says that whenever she looks into the eyes of one of these children, she knows that she is gazing upon the face of the Baby Jesus. Isaiah proclaims, "For a child has been born for us, a son is given to us" (v. 6 ...

2235. Roots Near The River

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

Tony Everett

... told to share their perception of potentially fair and unfair professors. You can easily guess the results. With an amazingly high percentage of accuracy, the "unfair and uncaring" faces selected had a greater distance between eyes and mouth than did the "fair and caring." Is it any wonder that so many of us, as Jeremiah says, place our trust in mere mortals and allow our own past perception to deceive us? The graduate students placed their unquestioning trust in their own understanding. Sin is like that ...

2236. In Times Of Need

1 Kings 17:7-24

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... eyes, as if suspended in time. The baby suddenly stopped crying and smiled. This smile was a confirmation that God still cared and that all would be well. His cynicism and anger with God for his mother's death was suddenly transformed into a renewed confidence in ... God. This friend realized that he was not alone and that God still cared for him. A baby's smile changed his disbelief into a feeling that God still loved him. The widow had fallen on hard ...

2237. A Hunger That Cannot Be Satisfied

Amos 8:1-14

Sermon

James McLemore

... no voices, only pictures. He is safe and secure in this home, and he feels comfortable, but he does not feel at home. He is taken care of and well-fed. The nurse glances in every night to make sure that everything is all right. He wants to tell her that his body ... when they could give themselves entertainment and enjoyment. It changed their relationship with each other. They went from being a caring people to a cutthroat people. They skimped the measure and boosted the price. They became a people that Amos ...

2238. Your Reflection In God's Mirror

Isaiah 1:1-31

Sermon

James McLemore

... , 'Let my people go.' " Moses had faith in God. But when God looks at your reflection in his mirror, you don't look like a faithful people. Your relationship with God extends back to David. David was bold for the Lord. God took David from caring for sheep, and sent him to care for this people. And when the giant Goliath threatened God's people, David was so bold that he killed the giant with a slingshot in his hand. David was bold for the Lord, but when God looks at your reflection in his mirror, you don't ...

2239. Catching Men

Luke 5:1-11

Illustration

John R. Steward

... this with the pastors. Ninety percent of the pastors said that the purpose of their church was to reach the world for Christ while the remaining ten percent of pastors in those churches agreed with the laity that the purpose of the church is to take care of the needs of the members of the church. Is it any wonder why there is conflict in our churches today? The great Renaissance scholar Erasmus once told a very helpful mythical story. It seems that after Jesus returned to heaven the angels gathered around ...

2240. Disney and the Owl

2 Corinthians 6:3-13

Illustration

John R. Steward

... This owl was definitely asleep. He also thought that this owl might make a great pet. So, he made up his mind that he would try to capture the bird and take it to the farmhouse and turn it into a pet. Walter Elias began his careful creep toward the owl. He was careful not to make too much noise by stepping on branches or leaves. The owl must have been in a deep sleep because he never heard Walter Elias walking toward it. Finally, Walter was standing right under the owl. He reached up and grabbed the owl by ...

2241. Proper 10

Luke 10:25-37, Colossians 1:1-14, Amos 7:10-17, Psalm 82:1-8

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... , happened to pass by, saw the man, but moved away from him and kept on going. A Samaritan also came along. He stopped, administered first aid, put the man on his own animal, probably a donkey, and took him to an inn. There he paid to have the victim cared for and when he left the next day gave a guarantee for any further costs in seeing that the man was brought back to health. Jesus then poses the question as to which of the men was a neighbor, letting the lawyer answer his own question that prompted Jesus ...

2242. Proper 25

Psalm 65:1-13, Luke 18:9-14, Joel 2:28-32, 2 Timothy 4:9-18, 2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... that we do not adopt reverse stereotypes. It is doubtful that all Pharisees would make the prayer of the one in the parable. It is even more doubtful that every publican would bemoan his activities as this one did. We need to be careful that we would not be shocked if our stereotypes were shattered by persons who don't fit the image we have of them. CONTEXT Context of Luke 18 Just prior to the parable of the two men praying, Jesus had told the parable of the persistent widow and the bad ...

2243. God On His Knees

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Don M. Aycock

... disciples do not understand. His steps away from the table are slow and deliberate. He loosens the belt which holds his robe, and carefully lays it aside. He picks up the towel lying there and wraps it around himself. He looks like the Messiah no longer -- now, ... has done all that he can do to say, "Come and be mine." Can you refuse the God who gets on his knees to show that he cares? If I stopped here, the story would be only half told. Let us return to the upper room to see the other half. 19 Jesus says ...

2244. Tempted By Good

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Don M. Aycock

... Shallow Acquaintance. This was the most subtle of the temptations. The devil even quotes scripture in this one. If you are the Son of God throw yourself down from here. Then he quotes from Psalm 91: He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. This was a temptation for Jesus to exploit his relationship with God. "Make a spectacle of yourself," the devil said. "Create a circus. Gather the crowds ...

2245. Blessed Betrayal

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

Don M. Aycock

... should save this perfume for the day of my burial. You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me. This answer is a rebuke to all of us who seem to value budgets more than souls. It is judgment on all of us who care more about the bottom line than the inner dimension. It is a stinging reminder of how easy it is to overlook the absolute worth of people in the sight of God. All along Jesus had watched Judas and knew him better than Judas knew himself. The protest about the perfume ...

2246. The Hands And Arms Of Grace

Luke 15:1-7, Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Glenn E. Ludwig

... , did drugs, slept with any upperclassman in pants, skipped classes, had rowdy parties in her dorm room -- the whole thing. I gave her her space. But every once in a while, I'd drop her a note to let her know that I was still around and that I cared and that God cared through me. She was in serious academic trouble in three months and her lifestyle was as low as it could get. One day a rap came on my office door, and I opened it to find my friend with tears streaming down her face. I'll never forget ...

2247. On The Road To The Cross

Luke 20:9-19

Sermon

Glenn E. Ludwig

... love -- for you and me. What a perfectly illogical, irrational, profound thing to do! So, what is our response? Take that parable apart any way you want to, and we are the tenants in the vineyard. And what are we to do? -- to tend the place, to bear fruit, to care for each other, and to thank the owner with the fruits of our labor. Even though we aren't as faithful as we should be; even though we, too, kill God's messengers with our lack of love and respect for one another; even though we often want no part ...

2248. Easter Joy

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... to live in us that we might be able to serve one another. God's Problem No doubt every one of us has come to a moment in our lives when we wonder why God does not do something. There are times when it appears as though God does not care. Other times it seems like God's hands are tied. Those surmises are wrong. God always is interested and concerned about what goes on in the world. God does act in history. God does act in our personal lives. However, God must work through means and through people. God does ...

2249. Out Of The Whirlwind

Job 38:1--41:34

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... he has God's response through chapters 38-41. Remarkably through God's speech the focus slowly turns to God's loving care for all of creation -- something that Job finds difficult to do. No matter how unfair or misguided Job's argument may be, ... God comes to us in the midst of the whirlwind. From this story of Job we learn that God is a loving God. God is an infinitely caring God. God is a sustaining and forgiving God. God comes to us in the midst of our whirlwind. Another thing we notice in this story of ...

2250. Expanding The Boundaries

Ruth 3:1-18

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... territorial boundaries to God's love and concern. Jacob, after he awakens from his dream of the ladder, looks back on his experience and declares, "Surely God is in this place and I did not know it." He had narrowed the limits on the territory where God could care for him and now God pushes the boundaries out further and further. Peter had some strange ideas as to who was and was not in the kingdom. Then one day at the home of Cornelius he had a dream regarding animals that were let down in a sheet before ...

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